Vietnam visa requirements: who needs a visa in 2026
Pick your passport to see whether you can enter Vietnam visa free, need an ETA or e visa, or must apply for a visa before you travel. Checked on November 4, 2026 against the official sources below.
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Ways into Vietnam
Visa exemption
Visa free- Official fee
- Free
- Stay
- 14 to 90 days by nationality
- Processing
- at the border
- Interview
- No
Vietnam eVisa
E visa- Official fee
- $25
- Stay
- up to 90 days
- Processing
- usually 3 working days (official guidance); see uncertain
- Interview
- No
Check before you travel
- evisa.gov.vn could not be read by our tools; all countries / 90 day rule from MOFA and embassy pages.
- USD 25 single entry fee from secondary sources citing Circular 25/2021; USD 50 multiple entry backed by Circular 62/2023 reporting.
- Processing time not read on an official page.
- MOFA exemption table dated June 2025; Resolution 229 list from the Brussels embassy notice.
- Unconfirmed reports of Indonesia going to 14 days and a Timor-Leste agreement not applied.
Vietnam visa by passport
No visaNo visa needed1 passports
- Vietnam
Visa freeVisa free39 passports
Belarus30 days
Belgium45 days
Brunei14 days
Bulgaria45 days
Cambodia30 days
Chile90 days
Croatia45 days
Czechia45 days
Denmark45 days
Finland45 days
France45 days
Germany45 days
Hungary45 days
Indonesia30 days
Italy45 days
Japan45 days
Kazakhstan30 days
Kyrgyzstan30 days
Laos30 days
Luxembourg45 days
Malaysia30 days
Mongolia30 days
Myanmar (Burma)30 days
Netherlands45 days
Norway45 days
Panama90 days
Philippines21 days
Poland45 days
Romania45 days
Russia45 days
Singapore30 days
Slovakia45 days
Slovenia45 days
South Korea45 days
Spain45 days
Sweden45 days
Switzerland45 days
Thailand30 days
United Kingdom45 days
E visaE visa204 passports
Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo - Brazzaville
Congo - Kinshasa
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong SAR China
Iceland
India
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Jamaica
Jersey
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Macao SAR China
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Pitcairn Islands
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé & Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sint Maarten
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Barthélemy
St. Helena
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Martin
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
U.S. Virgin Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Wallis & Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Questions
Who can visit Vietnam without a visa?
40 passports can enter Vietnam without a visa; 204 passports can apply for an e visa online. Pick your passport above for your answer.
How long can I stay in Vietnam?
It depends on the passport and the way in. Visa exemption: 14 to 90 days by nationality. Vietnam eVisa: up to 90 days.
Visas
Official sources
Checked on November 4, 2026
- Vietnam eVisa portal
- Embassy of Vietnam in Canada, Resolution 127/NQ-CP
- MOFA Vietnam visa exemption list
- Embassy of Vietnam Brussels, Resolution 229/NQ-CP
Sroky is a private company and is not part of any government. The destination decides on every entry. Rules change: the official source always applies.